Chapter 4 Guess ()

August 28, 8 pm.

Liujinsuiyue Teahouse, Zhongjiang City.

Song Qinghe was wearing an old-fashioned black briefcase, pushing the mirror frame while walking, and his thin face was full of humble bookish. As soon as he walked into the entrance of the teahouse, he saw Liu Xiao waving to him.

Song Qinghe walked over and put the bag on his seat. He started to joking with Liu Xiao: "It's rare... It's really rare. I'm lucky to have a reporter Liu to invite you to have tea. I, Song, are flattered..." Song Qinghe smacked his lips exaggeratedly and sighed: "If you remember correctly, it seems this is the second time, right?"

Liu Xiaoxiu poured tea for Song Qinghe with a smile: "Where...Where...Dr. Song, as the youngest doctor in the School of Zoology at Zhongjiang Agricultural University, was so moved that I could give me the face of this old classmate who was so angry that I was very moved..."

Song Qinghe smiled and shook his head: "You boy, you have been a rooster since you met him. You are the best at free meals, and you are very interested in treating guests. You pay for your money with a purpose - tell me, what's the matter with me?"

"I said Lao Song, who do you think of me as? You can't come out to reminisce about the past when you have nothing to do?" Liu Xiao looked aggrieved with a bitter face, but his words changed: "Of course, it's a good idea to ask you, the zoology expert, for some animal knowledge."

"You? Care about animals?" Song Qinghe pushed the frame and stared at Liu Xiao, a little surprised. He thought about it and smiled, "Haha... I understand, have you been chasing a girl who has not succeeded recently, so I'm going to start with her pet first?"

"Oh... Look at what you think, is I Liu Xiao just so colorful? It's not that thing at all," Liu Xiao shook his head and put a smile on his face: "To be honest, I encountered something very strange recently..."

Liu Xiao handed a cigarette to Song Qinghe, lit it, and took a breath of it. Then he explained the things he encountered in Lu'an Town in detail, and finally asked: "Old Song, you are an expert in animal research. Why do those wild animals suddenly leave the mountainous areas and run to the town? What do you think of this problem?"

"Oh? Is this kind of thing actually happening?" Song Qinghe was a little surprised and excited. As a professional scholar who studies animals, the abnormal movements of wild beasts in Qinba Mountains made him very interested.

"Animals are the most sensitive group to the natural environment. Generally speaking, abnormal migration of animals indicates that abnormal changes will occur in the natural environment. For example, before heavy rain, we often see ants moving; before earthquakes, poultry and livestock will not eat or drink, scream and refuse to enter the circle; a large number of mice will come out of the cave during the day and are not afraid of driving away; a large number of snakes crawl out of the cave to migrate for a long distance..." Song Qinghe hesitated and said: "Can there be an earthquake in the Qinba Mountains?"

"It can't be an earthquake." Liu Xiao shook his head.

"Why can't it be an earthquake?" Song Qinghe asked back: "Didn't you also say that people in Laishun Town are rumoring that there will be earthquakes in the mountains recently?"

"That's just a rumor that people in the mountains have no basis. Do you Old Song believe it?" Liu Xiao banged the ashes and said, "Yesterday I went to the Municipal Earthquake Bureau to ask a friend of the Earthquake Bureau for the abnormal migration of animals in Laishun Town. He told me that since there are several large coal mines in Biyun County, according to the National Earthquake Inspection Regulations, the Municipal Earthquake Bureau has set up a special earthquake monitoring network in the places close to Laishun Town in Biyun County. The network has not found any signs of earthquakes. Therefore, it is impossible for earthquakes to occur in the Qinba Mountains in the near future."

Song Qinghe drank a sip of tea and fell into deep thought.

If it weren't for an earthquake, then what exactly caused the beasts of the Qinba Mountains to escape from the mountainous areas? Volcano erupted? There were no volcanoes or mudslides in the Qinba Mountains? More than a decade ago, when the vegetation of the Qinba Mountains was severely damaged, large mudslides destroyed the villages. However, with the formation of large-scale bamboo forests, no mudslides have appeared there in recent years.

"What's wrong? Dr. Song Da," Liu Xiao looked at the old classmate who was thinking hard, and deliberately sighed: "Such a small matter will stump you? It seems that this famous doctor of zoology is just like this."

Song Qinghe smiled bitterly: "Don't irritate me, it's useless to irritate me. Humans' research on animals and even nature is not enough. It is normal for them to be unable to make a reasonable explanation of some natural phenomena. Moreover, even if you explain a certain natural phenomenon, can you justify it without saying it? First of all, it is difficult to say whether the theory you quoted in the explanation process must be the truth. For example, Daerwen's "evolution theory" has always been considered to reveal the basic laws of natural development in the past, but now? The academic community is quite controversial about whether this famous "evolution theory" is correct."

Song Qinghe suddenly said with emotion: "The mystery of nature is not something that humans can exhaust after a hundred years of research. Perhaps, a new discovery tomorrow can subvert the research conclusions used in the past."

Liu Xiao shook his head and exclaimed: "Dr. Song Da, I admire you more and more. He is obviously helpless about a problem, but he taught me a lesson in a long and long way - it makes people confused and unfathomable, and it is really the style of everyone."

Song Qinghe smiled bitterly and pushed the frame on his face.

Liu Xiao refused to give in: "Old Song, no matter what, you are a professional in animal research, and you must know much more about animals than me. No matter what theory you use - even if it is a controversial theory in the academic world - you have to give me a self-just explanation for the abnormal migration of wild beasts in the Qinba Mountains. Otherwise, the cost of drinking tea this time... you will only pay for it yourself!" Liu Xiao smiled with a bad mouth.

Song Qinghe laughed: "You boy, you still have no change in nature. However, I really appreciate your perseverance. Okay, I will try to give you a reasonable explanation."

Liu Xiao patted his hands and said with a smile: "Isn't this going to end - I'll just wait for your words."

"The number of wild beasts in Laishun Town suddenly increased, and there are only two reasons for the reasonable explanation; first, those wild beasts migrated from the Qinba Mountains. The large-scale migration of wild beasts can only cause abnormal catastrophic changes in the environment in which they live."

Song Qinghe flicked the ashes in his hand and said in a pondering manner: "If there would be no catastrophic changes such as earthquakes and mudslides in the Qinba Mountains recently, then the wild beasts in the Qinba Mountains would not be able to migrate - the first reason is not true, and the only possibility is left - the wild beasts around Laishun Town have abnormal reproduction."

Abnormal reproduction?!

Liu Xiao's eyes lit up. Why didn't he expect this possibility?

"Animal reproduction is generally affected by a variety of factors, including climate, environment, food, etc.... Among them, changes in climate and environment will definitely affect the reproduction of animals. If animals foresee that the future climate will change more adaptable to survival, they will..."

"Yes!" Liu Xiao suddenly slapped the table and said excitedly: "I understand. In the past two years, the climate in Zhongjiang has changed a lot. It should be the abnormal climate that has caused the abnormal reproduction of wild beasts in Laishun Town!" After a change of thought, he smiled and said: "Well, this can become the best news report on environmental protection topics..."

Song Qinghe shook his head: "It's not that simple. Climate changes alone are not enough to allow animals to reproduce in a large number of extraordinary ways. Unless animals predict that food will increase in the future at the same time, they will physically produce a stress response - thus reproduction abnormally."

"Food..." Song Qinghe suddenly felt aroused in his heart, and he seemed to have caught something, but he couldn't find a clue for a while.

Liu Xiao suddenly felt angry: "What kind of wild animals added to Laishun Town are all hares, wild goats, etc. These are herbivores. Could it be that the grass plants in the Qinba Mountains will increase wildly in the future? This is difficult to explain. Unless those wild animals like giant pandas, they also eat bamboo - the most inexpensive thing in the Qinba Mountains is bamboo..."

"Wait!" Song Qinghe grabbed Liu Xiao's hand: "What did you say just now? Zhuzi..."

"Yes, bamboo? What's wrong?" Liu Xiao was puzzled: "You don't think rabbits can eat bamboo too, do you?"

"Bamboo..." Song Qinghe frowned, fell into deep thought, muttering some sentences that made Liu Xiao inexplicably: "...Is it...but...the bamboo in Qinba Mountains has only lived for a few years...how is it possible... the general cycle takes 60 years... But will the abnormal changes in the climate advance this cycle..."

"What are you talking about?" Liu Xiao patted Song Qinghe's hand: "Hey... Old Song, you won't be possessed by evil, right?"

Song Qinghe slowly shook his head and asked seriously: "Liu Xiao, have you had time recently?"

Liu Xiao looked at Song Qinghe curiously: "Yes, I'll take two days off on weekends. Is there anything wrong?"

"If possible, I want to go to Qinba Mountains with you to have a look."

"What's good about Qinba Mountains? Could it be... Do you really want to see a hare gnaw on bamboo..." Liu Xiaozhe smiled and made fun of Song Qinghe.

Song Qinghe glared at him and his expression became serious: "I'm not serious, are you going to go?"

"Okay, I'll just be serious. Wouldn't it be enough to accompany you?" Liu Xiao waved his hand carelessly: "I'll drive to pick you up this Saturday morning."

Liu Xiao is a car lover. His old friend Paladin has been following him for more than two years. Zhongjiang City is only 150 kilometers away from Laishun Town next to Qinba Mountains. You can come back on the same day by car.

"I hope...my guess is wrong," Song Qinghe's face turned pale: "Otherwise, there will be a disaster..."
Chapter completed!